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House of SpeakEasy
We bring writers & audiences together in innovative & sustaining ways. On stage. In schools. On the road.
About House of SpeakEasy
House of SpeakEasy connects authors and audiences in innovative and sustaining ways. Founded in 2013 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit by biographer and historian Amanda Foreman and editor Lucas Wittmann, SpeakEasy is dedicated to the idea that literature matters, and that the essence of literary culture is the relationship between writers and their readers. To foster that relationship, SpeakEasy seeks to: 1) bring authors out from behind the book, screen, and lectern into direct contact with audiences; 2) ensure that writers are compensated for their work and time and that their books are made available to educators and students; 3) stimulate the audiences of tomorrow by exposing them to the best writing of today through initiatives aimed at expanding access to authors and book culture. SpeakEasy provides literary programming for the general public as well as students and families in underserved communities. We fulfill our mission through three primary programs: SpeakEasy’s flagship program is an acclaimed series of literary cabarets, "Seriously Entertaining." Each month, authors take the stage to riff and ruminate informally, dinner-theater-style, on the evening’s theme. The Wall Street Journal calls it "Think-y entertainment for New York’s book-loving crowd." Performances are held at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in New York City. Our SpeakTogether in the Schools program connects SpeakEasy writers with students and teachers in public schools in Brooklyn, The Bronx, and East Harlem, and at community centers, including Union Settlement Association’s highly regarded after-school College Readiness Program. We also develop and distribute free creative arts toolkits to educators nationwide, curricula inspired by stories told on our stages. The SpeakEasy Bookmobile delivers free books to "book deserts," under-resourced neighborhoods with no bookstores and limited access to libraries, in partnership with the NYC Housing Authority and National Book Foundation.
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House of SpeakEasy is hosting a literary cabaret at Joe's Pub on October 6th for the event titled Seriously Celebrating The New Yorker: Cover to Cover
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House of SpeakEasy employee Bill Buford will sign copies of the book at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 27, at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Johnson Street on the North End.
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House of SpeakEasy employee Beejhy Barhany will sign copies of the book Gursha: Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and Beyond at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 27, at Brooklyn Borough Hall, Johnson Street, North End of the festival grounds.
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House of SpeakEasy employee Don P. Hooper will sign copies of his novel True True at the Brooklyn Book Festival at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Johnson Street on the North End of the festival grounds.
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House of SpeakEasy and The New Yorker are returning to Joe’s Pub on October 6 to celebrate the release of The New Yorker: From Cover to Cover, featuring Ricardo Siri alongside Barry Blitt, Grace Lynne Haynes, and Anita Kunz, co-hosted by Amanda Foreman and Françoise Mouly.
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House of SpeakEasy employee Caroline Weber will sign copies of the book Proust's Duchess at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 27, at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Johnson Street on the North End.
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House of SpeakEasy employee Michael Riedel will sign copies of
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House of SpeakEasy employee Vicky Ward will sign copies of The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy at the Brooklyn Book Festival at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Johnson Street on the North End of the festival grounds.
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House of SpeakEasy employee Mikhail Zygar joins the company at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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House of SpeakEasy employee Ava Chin signed copies of a TIME 100 Must-Read book at the Brooklyn Book Festival at Brooklyn Borough Hall on the North End of the festival grounds.
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